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If the purpose of a review is to help another person decide if a particular show is worth their time then lets start down that road.First after watching a few episodes I decided to watch the 2007 film with Mark Wahlberg since other reviewers kept bringing it up. After seeing 6 episodes, I think this series is better. First, Wahlberg did not have a family and the interaction with his buddy's ex-wife in the movie was more than a little strange. The actress who plays Phillippe's wife in the series, Shantel VanSanten, is extremely convincing as the dedicated, girl-next-door type. If I were wrongly accused of killing someone, I would definitely want her on my side. The plot has enough twists and turns to keep it interesting, the violence is not overly graphic and the language is not offensive. So if you like action-adventure with a fair amount of redemption and the righting of wrongs, you should enjoy Shooter. Each episode has been better than the one before and I am looking forward to the next.

Thrill ride with plenty of good characters. Each are being delved into their histories and what makes them tick. Love the strength of Bob Lee and his wife's relationship. They trust and have faith in one another no matter what is being said to the opposite or how the circumstances appear. This is a good one for sure. Ryan Phillippe has nailed this role. Already it's been renewed for season 2 before season 1 has even ended.

I saw the movie with Mark Wahlberg and it is got the same title and some of the same premise as the TV show, but they are two completely different plots. Trying to compare the movie and the series is like trying to get an apple to taste like an orange. In reality the movie is a lot closer to how many snipers are when they retire, alone, high ground, a good dog and away from people. The TV series is somewhat fantasy on that part because of the # of kills this sniper has and it not affect him, well he be either or both a socio/psychopath. The series is good entertainment and I do enjoy it but it's NOT the movie and I believe it wasn't meant to be hence the family as well as many friends. They need that aspect in order to make it more than a one season show.

I read all the Bobby Lee Swagger books and shooter was as exciting as reading the book. Ryan Philippe plays as good of an action character as Jason Bourne or Jack Bauer. If there is a season 2, I am all in!

The only thing that was not realist was Bob Lee calling the FBI agent and his wife on their personal cell phones. Characters like Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer used disposable burner phones. Bob Lee called on a burner phone. His wife should have used one too to make it realistic. That is the only bad thing I can I can think of.